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Interviewee:

Tomkins, Margaret, 1916-2002  Search this

Interviewer:

Guenther, Bruce  Search this

Subject:

FitzGerald, James  Search this

Artists Gallery (Seattle, Wash.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Margaret Tomkins, 1984 June 6. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12308

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212455

AAA_collcode_tomkin84

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212455

Interviewee:

Ivey, William, 1919-1992  Search this

Interviewer:

Johns, Barbara  Search this

Names:

Bunce, Louis, 1907-1983  Search this

Corley, Ward  Search this

Gilkey, Richard C. (Richard Charles), 1925-  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this

Extent:

6 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)

75 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1983 May 24-31

Scope and Contents:

An interview of William Ivey conducted 1983 May 24-31, by Barbara Johns, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project,

This interview took place at the artist's studio in Seattle, Wash. Ivey speaks of his family background and education, including law school; studying at the California School of Fine Arts; studying under Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko; working at the Seattle Art Museum and the Henry Gallery; working as artist-in-residence at Reed College; founding the Artists' Gallery (Seattle, Wash.); exhibiting at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Gallery Arnaud in Paris and the Seattle Art Museum; collectors of his work; his methods and style; the current art scene; and his future plans. He recalls Ward Corley, Louis Bunce, Richard Gilkey and others.

Biographical / Historical:

William Ivey (1919-1992) was a painter from Seattle, Wash.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Topic:

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.ivey83

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9bffe0a83-4c5c-4e7d-9378-242ec0e8edd7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ivey83

Interviewee:

Mason, Alden, 1919-  Search this

Interviewer:

Harrington, LaMar, 1917-2005  Search this

Names:

Anderson, Fred  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Extent:

4 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)

94 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1984 Jan. 13-Feb. 21

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Alden Mason conducted 1984 Jan. 13-1984 Feb. 21, by LaMar Harrington, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project, at the artist's home in Seattle, Wash.

Mason speaks of his family background; early interests; his educational background at the University of Washington; his friendship with Fred Anderson; the development of his interest in art; teaching at the University of Washington; his students; his participation in the Artists' Gallery (Seattle, Wash.); the Northwest arts community and some of the artists, dealers and galleries involved in it; his exhibitions; his methods and style; his mural in the Washington State Senate chambers; and his philosophy.

Biographical / Historical:

Alden Mason (1919-2013) was a painter in Seattle, Wash.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 54 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.mason84

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b8fafee4-b0a4-4025-963d-4bdd90070099

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mason84

Interviewee:

Tomkins, Margaret, 1916-  Search this

Interviewer:

Guenther, Bruce  Search this

Names:

Artists Gallery (Seattle, Wash.)  Search this

FitzGerald, James, 1910-  Search this

Extent:

39 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1984 June 6

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Margaret Tomkins conducted 1984 June 6, by Bruce Guenther, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project at the artist's studio in Seattle, Washington.

Tomkins speaks of her childhood in Los Angeles; her education; the art collections in the Los Angeles area; the importance of the WPA project; the founding (with her husband James Fitzgerald) of the Artists Gallery in Seattle in 1958; being a woman artist and a working mother; finishing Fitzgerald's work after his death; her current work; and the influence of abstract expressionism.

Biographical / Historical:

Margaret Tomkins (1916-2002) was a painter from Seattle, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 21 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.tomkin84

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92c2994bb-84a1-4dd0-9a01-cce7113256be

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-tomkin84

Interviewee:

Mason, Alden, 1919-2013  Search this

Interviewer:

Harrington, LaMar, 1917-2005  Search this

Subject:

Anderson, Fred  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Alden Mason, 1984 Jan. 13-Feb. 21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12510

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212442

AAA_collcode_mason84

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212442

Interviewee:

Ivey, William, 1919-1992  Search this

Interviewer:

Johns, Barbara  Search this

Subject:

Bunce, Louis  Search this

Corley, Ward  Search this

Gilkey, Richard C. (Richard Charles)  Search this

Rothko, Mark  Search this

Still, Clyfford  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with William Ivey, 1983 May 24-31. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11848

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212436

AAA_collcode_ivey83

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212436